Your Weekend Credit Union Reading Pile, Courtesy of NAFCU

When I was a kid, you carved a pumpkin. (Which was later smashed by some neighborhood ruffian.) And you had a slice of pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving. That was it.

But now, the start of fall means one must buckle-up for an onslaught of pumpkin-spiced lattes, pumpkin-flavored ice cream, and scores of other pumpkin-related treats. Whoever is doing PR for pumpkins has been doing A+ work.